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VAS Edward Heffernan Drawing Exhibition 2022


27 Oct 2022 – 7 Nov 2022

Opening Night, Wednesday 2 November at 7pm

Location: Cato Gallery & Mackley Members' Room


The 'Edward Heffernan Memorial Drawing Prizes' are awarded in honour of Edward Heffernan, past president of VAS from 1977 to 1980. He served on the VAS Council for 12 years and was also awarded the Distinguished VAS Service Award, Honorary life Membership, VAS Fellowship and the Order of Australia Medal for his services to Arts.
Jill Shalless_Twisted Dance Anglesea_Winner 2022

Jill Shalless_Twisted Dance Anglesea_Winner 2022

VAS Edward Heffernan Drawing Exhibition 2022

Location: Cato Gallery & Mackley Members' Room


Opening Night, Wednesday 2 November at 7pm

The 'Edward Heffernan Memorial Drawing Prizes' are awarded in honour of Edward Heffernan, past president of VAS from 1977 to 1980. He served on the VAS Council for 12 years and was also awarded the Distinguished VAS Service Award, Honorary life Membership, VAS Fellowship and the Order of Australia Medal for his services to Arts.

This exhibition is made possible through a bequest from the estate of his wife Maree Elizabeth Heffernan, who was the proprietor of the Gordon Edgerton Gallery and assisted Edward with editing the Victorian Artists Society’s Journal. 

The judge for this year's exhibition will be Warren Crossett. Warren is an artist based in Melbourne, Australia. His work is often an ode to the past, with elements of the old masters, surrealism, and contemporary art. Often employing symbols and metaphors of contemporary existence. When depicting general subjects the philosophy of beauty in simple things is displayed. He began his career as an illustrator producing artwork for many different areas, from children’s books to national and international blue chip companies.

In late 2015 he moved his attention to fine art only. His subject matter ranges from traditional portraiture, conceptual themes, and portraits with incorporated symbology, landscapes, some still life, private commissions and even abstract work. 

In 2015 he won the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, and since then has been a finalist in the Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award, a finalist in the National Portrait Gallery Award ‘The Darling Prize’, exhibited in the Salon De Refuses for the Wynne Prize as well as a finalist for the Doug Moran Prize in 2021 and a semi-finalist on 3 other occasions.

Judge bio picture

First Prize Winner

Jill Shalless—'Twisted Dance, Anglesea', charcoal & pastel pencil

Second Prize Winner

Gwendoline Krumins VAS—'What was that', ink

Third Prize Winner

Ulrich Stalph—'Pamula River', charcoal

Highly Commended Artworks

Colin Shaw—'Music Man', charcoal

Louise Foletta VAS—'Burnt Landscape', ash form the 2009 fires

Sam Bruere—'Jubilant', charcoal

Linda Weil—'Mangler Fish', graphite

WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR THE VAS EDWARD HEFFERNAN DRAWING EXHIBITION
Jill Shalless_Twisted Dance Anglesea_Winner 2022

Jill Shalless—'Twisted Dance, Anglesea', charcoal & pastel pencil, first prize winner 2022


Gwendoline Krumins_What was That_Second Prize Winner 2022

Gwendoline Krumins VAS—'What was that', ink, second prize winner 2022

Ulrich Stalph_Pambula River_Third Prize 2022

Ulrich Stalph—'Pamula River', charcoal, third prize winner 2022


Browse Artworks

16 year old
Samira Khadivizand
33cm (W) x 41cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Pencil on paper
$ 300.00
A Street in Rome
Jacqueline Jackson
42cm (W) x 52cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Hand drawn etching printed onto Fabriano Rosaspina Printmaking paper 220gsm. Hand coloured Charbonnel Aqua wash Inks
$ 650.00
Beach Pathway
Nola Wilkinson
53cm (W) x 73cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Pencil and graphite on paper
$ 750.00
Farm Machinery WA 03 A2
Richard Impey
75.4cm (W) x 58cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Drawing Digital Procreate iPad
$ 690.00
From a High Place
Rosalie Bebee
41.5cm (W) x 35cm (H) x 3.2cm (D)
Graphite and colour pencil on watercolour paper
$ 995.00
If Trees could Talk
Kaye Bellis
43cm (W) x 48cm (H) x 5cm (D)
Graphite
$ 350.00
Music Man
Colin Shaw
60cm (W) x 77cm (H) x 5cm (D)
Charcoal portrait
$ 500.00
Glennis McPherson
My Window Sill
Glennis McPherson
70cm (W) x 20cm (H) x 3.5cm (D)
Charcoal on paper
$ 300.00
Natures' Life Force
Robyn E Pridham
95cm (W) x 74cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Charcoal, watercolour Wash and Gouache
$ 1,500.00
Self Portrait
Joseph Luczynski
59cm (W) x 74cm (H) x 20cm (D)
Charcoal on Snowdon Paper
$ 600.00
Singapore Jungle
Elizabeth Moore Golding
33cm (W) x 43cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Pens and watercolour on paper
$ 550.00
Fiona Andrews
The New Arrival
Fiona Andrews
68cm (W) x 93cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Drawing with pencil and pastel
$ 650.00
Windblown Albany
Margaret Picken
50cm (W) x 50cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Pencil and wash on paper

Not for sale

Browse Artworks

16 year old
Samira Khadivizand
33cm (W) x 41cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Pencil on paper
$ 300.00
A Street in Rome
Jacqueline Jackson
42cm (W) x 52cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Hand drawn etching printed onto Fabriano Rosaspina Printmaking paper 220gsm. Hand coloured Charbonnel Aqua wash Inks
$ 650.00
Beach Pathway
Nola Wilkinson
53cm (W) x 73cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Pencil and graphite on paper
$ 750.00
Farm Machinery WA 03 A2
Richard Impey
75.4cm (W) x 58cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Drawing Digital Procreate iPad
$ 690.00
From a High Place
Rosalie Bebee
41.5cm (W) x 35cm (H) x 3.2cm (D)
Graphite and colour pencil on watercolour paper
$ 995.00
If Trees could Talk
Kaye Bellis
43cm (W) x 48cm (H) x 5cm (D)
Graphite
$ 350.00
Music Man
Colin Shaw
60cm (W) x 77cm (H) x 5cm (D)
Charcoal portrait
$ 500.00
Glennis McPherson
My Window Sill
Glennis McPherson
70cm (W) x 20cm (H) x 3.5cm (D)
Charcoal on paper
$ 300.00
Natures' Life Force
Robyn E Pridham
95cm (W) x 74cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Charcoal, watercolour Wash and Gouache
$ 1,500.00
Self Portrait
Joseph Luczynski
59cm (W) x 74cm (H) x 20cm (D)
Charcoal on Snowdon Paper
$ 600.00
Singapore Jungle
Elizabeth Moore Golding
33cm (W) x 43cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Pens and watercolour on paper
$ 550.00
Fiona Andrews
The New Arrival
Fiona Andrews
68cm (W) x 93cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Drawing with pencil and pastel
$ 650.00
Windblown Albany
Margaret Picken
50cm (W) x 50cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Pencil and wash on paper

Not for sale

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